Revival!

Surprised? Yes, I am still alive and kicking! Just been so super busy over the past 6 months or so...our great-nephew and granddaughter were born (which involved LOTS of making stuff), the holidays (traveling!), and I've been trying to get myself back in the creative groove. I've been spending a ton of time on my computer but not online much(more about that later in this post).

So, to catch you all up...our great-nephew, Taven was born July 21, 2009. He is such a cute little guy! He, his mom Erin (my niece) and his grandma Penny (my sister) came to see us in mid September. While they were here, Jeff took some pictures...here are a couple of my favorites! Of course he has grown since then, but he just keeps getting more adorable every day. I'll ask Erin if I can snag some pics from her Facebook, so I can post more recent pictures later.

Our granddaughter Sedona Rayne was born on September 23, 2009. Tons of dark hair and steel blue eyes - we are hoping they stay that color. She is absolutely gorgeous and I fell instantly in love with her! We went to San Antonio when she was born, again for Thanksgiving, and again for Christmas. Now, after having visited them once a month for 3 months in a row, I am having withdrawals. James has been posting videos online for me though - and I watch them over and over. I'm considering getting Web Cams for myself and James & Jackie - something I never thought I would have a need for! Here are a few pictures of my beautiful grand daughter. Just noticed after I published this, that the 3rd picture is a little cut-off...click on it to make it full size! Darn Blogger drives me nuts sometimes!

Now for this revival thing...I'm going to do better about posting here, and just to give you a heads-up, my focus will be changing slightly. Oh, I'll still be crocheting, sewing and embroidering, and I promise to share. However, since my little Sedona came into my life, I have become obsessed with scrapbooking!

I always wanted to scrapbook for my own kids, but by the time I discovered what it was really all about, my boys were teenagers. Just the thought of going through thousands of photos, sorting, and trying to remember exactly what was going on so I could journal...mind-numbing. I decided then that I would scrapbook for my grandkids from the get-go.

So here I am, starting yet another hobby.

I've been designing my own papers, digital "stamps", and cutting files for the Cricut. I may start selling these items at some point in the future...we will see! Right now, I still feel like such a beginner in these areas! I am re-learning my Corel Draw program - used it years ago, and I needed some refreshing, plus the newer version has so many different features. I am, for the first time, really putting some effort into learning PhotoShop, and learning a new program for designing the cutting files. LOTS of information is being absorbed by this old brain. Sometimes I feel like my brain is going to explode. But I'll get there.

I'll be back...and I'll share some pictures of things I've made lately!